the foreign exchange – “connected ep” [bbe]

arnold jarvis - "beautiful love" (sweet abraham's vocal rub) [diaspora]

crusho - "someone to love" [qtape]

various artists – “louie vega choice” lp [azuli]

the roots – “tipping point” lp [geffen]  

loretta heywood - “this boy that girl” (aaron jerome remix) [white]

masters at work feat vikter duplaix – “in the real world” [maw]

gerardo frisina - "african seeds / latin seeds" [schema] 

gigolo supreme – “an invitation” [ricanstruction]

pete rock feat c l smooth and denosh – “it's a love thing” [bbe]

franck roger feat chris wonder - "if i" [sunny side]

glenn underground & matt hughes feat swaylo – “slowly” [kenlou]

venus dodsun - "shining" [wb]

beady belle – “hindsight” [ricanstruction]

a bossa eletrica - “veja o sol” [raw fusion]

pete can be seen djing in and around london with ben jolly at 'bubbling over' @ bar rumba on sundays, fortnightly @ cherry jam, monthly @ neighbourhood, fortnightly at zakudia and at other one off's.

www.bbemusic.com

crusho – “someone to love” [qtape records]

stateless - “i’m so into you” [freerange]

foreign exchange – “connected ep” [bbe]

franck roger – “feeling with you” [deep rooted records]

cameo – “i just want to be” [casablanca]

spirit music sextet – “dance of the infidels” [verve]

jadakiss – “hot sauce to go” [def jam]

kanye west – “jesus walks” [rocafella]

prince – “sexy dancer” (extended 12”) [warner bros]

the sopranos – season 1-4 [hbo]

le samorai – “alain delon” [studio canal]

nik weston current chart (in no order)

check out the 'forwardsbackwards' radio show with nigel prankster & nik weston on www.milkaudio.com
 & the 'nippon & speedy express show' on samurai fm with dom servini & nik weston
www.samurai.fm/nipponspeedyexpress/play

sleepwalker – “the voyage” featuring pharoah sanders b/w “into the sun” featuring bembe segue [especial japan 12'']

five corners quintet – “different corners ep” [ricky tick finland 12'']

pablo – “the story of sampling ep” [delic records japan 12'']

fred everything – “light of day remix ep” [2020 vision.uk 12'']

nicola conte – “kind of sunshine” [schema]

markus enochson – “you'll shine” [especial]

freddie cruger – “bap yo head” [jugglin sweden 12'']

linn & freddie - "wunderlust ep" [swedish brandy sweden 12'']

javi p3z orquestra – “ping pong” (beatfanactic remix) [hi top spain12”]

pushim – “like a sunshine,my memory” (elements of life) [rmx-ki oon]

ben jolly founded bbe records and clubs with peter adarkwah, but now is finding the music far too loud and prefers to sit at home and listen to bing crosby and “round the horne”. in his spare time he reviews compilations and reissues for touch magazine

www.bbemusic.com

milton nascimento - “maria maria / ultimo trem” [far out]

ann sexton - “anthology” [soul brother]

various - “the uk sue label story volume 1” [ace records]

various – “afrobaby” [soundway]

various - “marshall jefferson presents the foundations of house” [salsoul]

yusef lateef - “yusef lateef’s detroit” [atlantic]

various - “world 2004 compiled by charlie gillett” [wrasse]

bob marley and the wailers - “soul revolution part 2” [jad]

curtis mayfield - “superfly” [charly]

leroy hutson - “leroy hutson” [soul brother]

compiled by dom servini for funk-me

mouseorgan @ herbal / this! @ bar rumba / wah wah @ m.l.k.

check www.wahwah45s.com for more details.

www.milkaudio.com / www.samuraifm.com / www.soul24-7.com / 

www.wahwah45s.com

uptown felaz – “brainstorm” [wah wah 45s] - the brand new 45 full of hungarian afro/funk flavour!

sean lee – “the mattess” [eclectic breaks] - he sure has been slept on for too long...

dj fingers – “pelham edit” [reference library] - legendary soundtrack re-twisted for 2004.

low res – “caravan” [aim] - future/trad jazz bizz featuring phil ranelin!

razzy – “i hate hate” [casual] - amazing end of nite country/soul stomper..

jfb – “ritz” [hospital] - 20's tea dance d&b action...glorious!

jstar – “music time” [white] - marvin gets a reggae workout.

having dj'd at body and soul and the loft parties in new york, cosmo now blesses us with her soulful grooves in london.  residencies around london; you can catch her at various spots around the globe.

check out the new weekly residency "spirit" every thursday at aka, london.

she also runs bitches brew record label

www.bitchesbrewmusic.com

bambú – “elevate your mind” [bitches brew]

soha – “seas and sirens” [poussez]

ame – “nia” [sonar kollektiv]

antonio ocasio – “fabulous calor mix” [counterpoint]

dominik eulberg – “ozy lingo remix” [trapez]

ustad sultan khan – “sayaji” (joe claussell remix) [5 points]

jerome sydenham & dennis ferrer – “sandcastles” [ibadan]

pastaboys feat. wunmi – “free your mind” (little big bee remix) [irma]

fred everything – “find your way” (rob mello no ears mix) [20:20 vision]

hailing from new york city, adam cruz got his musical roots from his neighborhood, from latin to hip hop to freestyle to disco.

djs at: "red" and "andalu" alongside 95 north and moncef belyamani in washington, dc and baltimore, also "filter 14" alongside yellorange in nyc.  he has played internationally at "notting hill arts club", "the elbow room", and "soshomatch" in london.

check out the almagest and special guests at his weekly residency at halcyon in brooklyn called "mixtape sessions."  

www.mixtapesessions.com 

eddie nicholas - "groovin'" (mixtape sessions mix) [slaag promo]

kimara lovelace - "here i am" [soul groove records promo]

johnick meets ftl - "a breath of fresh air" [west end records]

louie vega - "jungle fever" (a touch of jazz remix) [vega records promo]

martino - "do what feels right" [cd-r]

blaze - "sapporo" [papa records]

steal vybe feat. chris dockins - "strong" [west end records]

joe claussell - "spiritual insurrection" [ibadan]

five corners quintet - "trading eights" [ricky-tick]

brandy - "talk about our love" (alan smythee remix) [atlantic promo]

kyri runs r2 records

djinji brown ep out now

www.r2records.com

jadakiss – “hot sauce to go” [universal]

sunburst band – “far beyond” [z]

masters at work feat. vikter duplaix – “in the real world” [maw]

raheem – “guess who loves you more” [cdr]

jill scott – “bedda at home” [hidden beach]

lekan babalola – “oya” [lex 51]

d’angelo – “spanish joint” (ritual session) [azuli]

the foreign exchange – “nic’s groove” (nicky mason’s electric bounce rock skate remix) [bbe]

crusho – “someone to love...” [q-tape]

spymusic – “no track title” [2000 black]

the goodie mob feat. sleepy brown – “play your flute” [koch]

diviniti – “find a way” [women on wax]

marco di marco feat. nathan haines – “take off” (nicola conte ‘campi’s idea version) [white]

carlson basu & metaboman – “what youwannadoo” [musik krause]

best known for working behind the counter of blackmarket records, and release the groove previously to this. 

although working in house music sections his musical taste and dj style is extensive, djing for nights as varied as mindfluid to garage city for example.

ben's current residency is in brighton at a heist where you can hear him play for 4 hours twice a month.

the roots – “din da da” [geffen]

glenn underground – “black mental reserection” [cdr]

heavy – “do for you” [kindred spirit]

izzi dunn – “out of my hands” [fireworx]

e man – “slangin” [jellybean soul]

xantone blacq – “search for the sun” (john beltram rmx) [vinyl junkies]

a bossa eletrica – “veja o soul” (spiritual south rmx) [raw fusion]

tiffany villareal – “you yourself & you” [blackbeard]

the messenger – “beautiful sun” [cdr]

dj & production unit samba la casa (aka pablo martinez & chris allan):

a soulful underground music fan since he can remember and winner of the 2003 undergroundnyc.com annual mixoff. 

matt can be caught emptying his pockets at various london record shops' stock on a regular basis..."they saw me coming!"

fat freddy's drop - "hope" (mkl vs. soy sos dub) [kartel]

johnny hammond - "back to the projects" [soul brother records]

3 chairs - "misty city" [3 chairs]

mondee oliver - "stay close" (fingers club vocal) [gherkin records]

black dog - "chesh" [warp]

ustad sultan khan - "sayaji" (joe claussell dance trance version) [5 points records]

kirk degeorgio - "nairobi" [regal]

kelis feat. andre 3000 - "millionaire" [arista]

ilya - "bliss" (max sedgley remix) [virgin]

carl craig - "a wonderful life" [planet e]

"current chart" by ben taaffe (not in any particular order):

ben taaffe can be heard spinning soulful house and deep music in various places around perth, western australia, where his love of music and records began at the age of 17. since, he has played at and/or been involved with organising some of the few quality international gigs that this city has seen.

best twelve’s

nathan haines - “o mysterio” (yam who remix) [chilli funk]

divinity - “find a way” [women on wax]

umod - “tromboline” [sonar kollektiv]

cosmosis - “the land of the forgotten dreams of zod” [2022 black]

markus enochson ft. dallas - “follow me” [vinyl junkies]

snowboy & the latin section - “new beginnings – album sampler” [chilli funk]

metro area – “proton candy” [environ]

verna francis - “sunshine” [chilli funk]

dj oni & una - “nobody” [west end]

wool-ed ft. one drop - “raw energy” [rush hour limited]

amp fiddler - “dreamin" (yam who remix) [genuine]

best albums

madvillain - “madvillainy” [stones throw]

troubleman - “time out of mind” [far out]

intuit - “s/t” [compost]

slicker - “we all have a plan” [hefty]

estonian raul saaremets is one of the pioneering djs to bring soulful house and the club scene to estonia.

regularly works alongside rhythm doctor

check out: www.mutantdisco.com and www.umblu.com for more info.

one deck & popular – “innerspace” (umblu rmx) [cdr]

devendra banhart – “rejoicing in the hands” [xl]

jimi tenor – “strawberry place” [kitty-yo]

mike delgado – “what would you do” [henry street]

c. henry woods troupe – “the stranger” [soul gal]

omar s – “oasis/aos oo2” [fxhe ]

dj genesis feat. elveria – “tribute to betty tonight” [subgroundz]

the free radikalz – “open up” [wonderwax]

panic feat chickaboo – “jam” [bitches brew cdr]

directions – “busted trees” (c's spacetramental) [diaspora in session]

matt hosts a weekly mix show on www.routesinrhythm.com.  a website that he also runs and maintains.

"...apart from helping scared sparrows down from trees with ladders fashioned out of match sticks and sticky tape, i am a "multi-media" designer. >www.signor.com<

jaylib – “mcnasty filth” [stones throw]

just one – “love2love” [neroli]

d'angelo – “spanish joint” (ritual session - louie vega choice lp) [azuli]

nate – “rock on ep” [kajmere]

dj mitsu – “the beats” - new awakening [planet groove]

mos def – “beef” (u-know the flex the mix tape: vol 1) [draft]

waajeed and the bling 47 group – “bpm instrumentals” [bling 47]

guerilla black feat. beenie man – “compton” [virgin] 

b.r. gunna's – “intro” (dirty district vol 2) [barak]

mos def – “the edge” [draft records]

diaspora recordings started in 1999 by jeffrey peacock.  four years on and a host of artists and releases to their credit, their scope of music has no boundaries. jeff is based in london, the label has also branched out to new york where keith blackstone heads promotions stateside. 

check out keith’s regular night in n.y. - chateau noir at falucka and a new monthly ‘harmony’ at the sullivan room and soulsessions netradio show every friday night, 8-10pm est.  check www.soulfulsounds.com  

once jeff makes it out the studio, you might catch him djing at various locations worldwide.

www.diasporarecordings.com

head honcho at soulbrew promotions bringing you his 21st century soul music selection.

checkout soulbrew presents... indelible @ key club last sat of the month – hip hop tastic with mr thing / brad nextmen / spin doctor

online mixes & more party details

www.soulbrew.com

dj oji & carolyn victorian - "he's my dj" [king st]

marcus enochson & tomas castro - "got to let you know" (dub) [sonar kollektiv]

selena johnson - "i believe in love" (dfa remix) [fallout]

beady belle - "hindsight" (frankie feliciano mix) [ricanstruction]

lisa stansfield - "people hold on" (kenny carjavel remix) [cdr]

marvin gaye - "here my dear" (album) [motown]

dj gregory & julien jabre - "soha ase" [basic recordings]

kem-istry - "love calls" [fall out]

man friday - "love honey love heartache" (levan mix)

gigolo supreme - "invitation (reminded me)" [ricanstruction]

aretha franklin - "what a fool believes" [arista]

the motherfunkaz - "the best i can" (extended vox) [code red recordings]

starling is now too busy for words, running the infamous fidgit nights at plan b plus other events in and around london.  he cant be arsed releasing records anymore (too much like hard work) and instead has licensed hoops newest release to bristols leisure recordings.

www.fidgitmusic.co.uk

dj hoop – “whatever you say” re-max [leisure]

first rate – “walk the talk” lp [wanna sign it?]

the roots – “tipping point” lp [geffen]

estelle – “1980” [v2]

numark – “lola” [genuine]

beatphreak – “bomblike” ep [jack to phono]

fried – “when you get out of jail” [london]

grandmaster flash & the furious five – “the message” (paul nice rmx) [antidote]

air – “alpha beta gaga” (mark ronson rmx) [virgin]

played weekly at:

sat - bedroom bar - shoreditch -  east london

regularly at

zakudia - se1, neighbourhood - notting hill, salmon + compass - islington,

www.furioustyles.co.uk

max sedgley - “happy” (blackbeard mix) [cdr]

veja o sol - “a bossa eletrica” [rawfusion]

the roots – “the tipping point” lp [universal]

nina sky – “move your body” (jake sax + younglee's re-work)[cdr]

jazzatronik – “samuri” [chez]

low – “tonight” (ben watt mix) [buzzin fly promo]

sia – “where i belong” (wookie mix) [go beat promo]

you yourself and you – “tiffany villareal” (blackbeard edit) [cdr]

beatfanatic – “adventures in the world of no fi beats” lp [rawfusion]

moonstarr – “detroit” [sonar kollectiv]

troubleman – “time out of mind” [far out recordings]

kidda – “shoe cash” [catskills]

markus has been writing and producing music since childhood. with a strong soul and jazz foundation, markus has created his own unique blend of house music that is easily recognized.

collaborations with james ingram and the masters at work on "lean on me" and the release of his own productions, "i am the road" and "feeling fine" on louie vega and kenny dope's label maw and "musical prayer" on wave to mention a few.

an integral part of the house music culture in sweden and proven himself on the international dj arena. his music crosses traditional the traditional genre distinctions in dance music culture wether they be house, techno.

when markus is not busy in the studio, he's most likely spinning records in stockholm or abroad...

chez damier ft leroy burgess - “your love” (harley & muscle rmx) [trackmode]

10^th level - “sea by sea” [white]

markus enochson - “you’ll shine” (enochson audiobuff dub) [especial]

divinity - “find a way” (dk edit) [king st]

lonesome echo production - “sweet dream” (blaze remix) [disorient]

lb bad - “i like to move” [house music records]

fat freddy drops - “hope” (mkl mix) [kartel]

mr v - “jus dance” (alix cosmic ritual dance instrumental) [kenlou]

a french immigrant who developed a strong taste for house music in the early 90s...moved to the capital to experience the atmosphere of the parisian dancefloors and quickly embraced the sounds played by people like dj gregory, dj deep, eric rug and shazz... a few clubs nights and a weekly radio show quickly followed the move.

an old' smoke resident since 1998, he has worked for a while with vinyl junkies records store to help to promote deep underground music. 

check g-man's site: www.the-crystal-room.com 

usher – “how do i say” [ty-quen do records]

marlon d & quentin harris – “nasty man” [next moov]

stevie wonder – “4 ur love” [white]

alicia keys – “diary” [ty-quen do records]

jovonn – “seven wonders of house” [next moov]

beady belle – “hindsight” [ricanstruction]

denise mccann – “tatoo man” []butterfly records]

amp fiddler – “too high” [white]

aretha franklin – “wonderful” [cdr]

the detroit experiment – “think twice” [planet e]

regular bookings around the uk has ensured laura is one of the best rising soulful house dj's around. regular gigs at garage city, played at ministry of sound, voodoo lounge - current residency at the cross, london

....also appearing alongside conrad bool and maria p on solar radio.

www.laura-stone.co.uk

louie vega – “moza lounge” (jazz n groove remix) [vega records]

sybil – “when i fall in love” (quentin harris remix) [cdr]

incognito – “principles of love” [dome]

amp fiddler – “eye to eye” (kenny dope remix) [cdr]

280 west – “fly” [phuturesoul]

elements of life – “mama mi mama” (glenn underground remix) [cdr]

more electronic feat victor dupliax – “reality” [cdr]

arnold jarvis – “make the time” (blaze remix) [cdr]

tortured soul – “fall in love” (eric kupper remix) [central park]

mkl vs soy sos - "seven times" [www.lion1music.com]

ty - "wait a minute" (dwele remix) [www.tymusic.org]

beat pharmacy - "new dawn" [deep space]

280 west - "fly" [phuture sole music]

alicia keys - "heartburn" (mkl edit) [bolshevik]

spiritual south - "jazz room" [www.afroartrecords.com]

michelle shaprow - "anything you say" [www.fivesixrecordings.com]

pushim - "like a sunshine, my memory” (eol mix by louie vega) [ki/oon records]

the roots - "star/pointro" [www.geffen.com]

bambu - "elevate your mind" [www.bitchesbrewmusic.com]

zero 7 - "home" (avalon fairchild remix) [cdr]

likely to be playing on my outernational vibes show on www.gaialive.com alt sats between 4-6pm i dj at various places – when asked!

xplastaz – “masai hiphop” [out here rec] - simultaneously successfully u s east coast-styled hiphop wise and most deeply east coast african traditional sound building from uplifting energised chants alongside a spring-heeled sound to heavy dancehall complete with impossible bass keys and falsetto all in swahili and masai languages

drumagick – “checkmate” [segundomundo] - open-minded melody-led drum-n-bass that could only have emerged from sao paulo. proud of its roots, venturing over into ragga and salsa. been lovin’ it ever since the guys gave me my copy early this year. now it’s readily available

various – “pathaan’s global sunset” [altura music] - p’s got it gloriously right with a wider ranging world-sourced mix than before in a double cd set that goes right through to sunrise, keeping the base oriental but venturing african and latin in fabo club beats mixes

various – “i contrari vol 1” – [tast-one rec] - italy’s dj afghan and perdosound select seamlessly flowing from asian beats to funkdance to house and back in a feel good, unpretentious way  

antibalas - “who is this america” [ropeadope] - these ny-based guys are more fela than fela and thrice as political (and damn good company) with their finely arranged, no holds barred and humorous big afrobeat band line up honed by ceaseless touring

suzzana owiyo - “mama africa” [arc music] - velvet-voiced kenyan guitarist and songwriter with her band showing you don’ t need studio tricks to combine global dance beats with your own rich cultural heritage. a lovely album

dub dada – “lo-fi pon de hi-fi dub hooligan” [holland & johnson distrib universal egg] -  distinctive voice of breakaway x nucleus roots vocalist/animateur taking a futuristic step back in time with uplifting revival-style dub, making it imperative you listen to the end as this is full of exciting surprises. couldn’t have happened without this one:  the roots of dancehall – thompson sounds meets the roots radics at channel one: auralux recordings: where it all began - choice vocal cuts riding the original riddims informing today’s dancehall vibes 

haile maskel – “papa africa” [opulence sound] - yes they make excellent reggae in california going close to revival, conscious stylee with that solid chunky bassline giving you the choice to dance till you drop or simply hold up the wall hours beat

various – “nu brazil 2” [manteca] - john armstrong’s done it again with an amazing selection of brilliant upcoming and more known artists’ new dancefloor beats and fresh takes on brazil’s own rich rhythms 

babazula – “pschobelly dance music” [double moon] - mixed and mastered by the mad professor in istanbul for this turkish label (home of the great mercan dede)  which at last has proper uk representation. olden turkish instruments, electronica-ised and then dubbed out – great for chill out zones

frankie valentine can be seen djing around the globe.

lekan babaloia – “ide osun” [oyeku records]

blaze – “sapporo” [papa records uk]

diviniti – “find a way” [women on wax]

middle field – “haze” [diaspora records]

ustad sultan, zahid shan – “sayaji” (joe claussell remix) [5 points records]

sicania soul – “starlite” (danny krivit re-edit) [irma unlimited]

micheal franks vs laura fygi – “tell me all about it” [bolsheyik]

the latin project – “musica de amor” (m.a.w..remix) [electric money]

champion soul – “angel” (frankie valentine remix) [sunshine enterprises]

shannon harris feat query young – “keep on reaching” [urbanicty]

joyful noise – “lonely soul” (qalo mix) [qalomota records]

dj mitsu the beats – “jazzorgy” [jazzy sports]

funkanala – “damako” [blow it hard records]

chez damier & the cru – “go” [atal]

the roots – “din da da” [geffen]

jimmy tenor – “beyond the stars” lp [kitty-yo]

adventure time – “kappabashi” [plug research records]

the foreign exchange – “connected ep” [bbe]

little big bee – “city country city” [flower records japan]

frankie valentine featuring antia davis – “street stars back drop” [people records uk]